The forum included a discussion on the objectives and process of the monitoring framework and a special session dedicated the use of the WTO-OECD recipient questionnaires as a reporting template for the WTO Global Aid-for-Trade Reviews.

Participants of the 'Mobilizing Aid for Trade: Focus Africa' meeting too part in the OECD Practitioners Forum and in particular, government officials from the ministries of finance, trade and planning/development with responsibilities ranging from trade performance, the design and implementation of aid-for-trade programmes to reporting to the WTO monitoring framework.